ooc: Wow, plenty of views but no posts, is it just that bad? 
(( I'm just guessing here, but I think that this opening is *too* open. There's no way to tell if this is going to be sci-fi, fantasy, magical, a dire situation needing help, or just a buncha standing around talking. It's not like you need to be super-specific, listing a threat or villain in multiple-paragraph-snoooozing-boring fashion, but just a little something so that we can get a sense of what this RP's "flavor" is going to be would help others make up their mind and decide if they want to jump on-board. ))
(( I try to figure out what the "flavor" of each RP thread is, and when I do, I decide if I want in or not. If I can't really determine what the heck the thread's trying to be, then I stay away from it. The reason is that I don't want to RP for a while, and then later say "I'm done here, it's not really my thing." Yes, I understand that these things can be done nicely, tactfully, etc, but even using the most fluffy and care-bear of ways to say it, I would still find it an unenjoyable task. ))
(( So, help us figure out what this one's gonna feel like. Specifics aren't needed, just ambience. Those of us that want to post in a _________ setting will come on back. ))
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((I agree with Todd. I think it needs to be narrowed and focused a bit. People are interested at seeing it but, when they read you have so far, they are at a loss as to who to introducing into the thread. |
Originally Posted by Mirravin
ooc: Wow, plenty of views but no posts, is it just that bad?
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If you were thinking of something like the superhuman version of Cheers or something, you probably could make that a little more clear.
Additionally, some posters here might not find the generating idea that compelling. Some folks might like open social interaction with minor and quickly resolved subplots--like Cheers. Others, like me, want something larger going on--a plot that is independent of their character. This why I joined the 2-6 thread but not the Whitmoore or University thread. The latter two just seem too general to me. The Chateau Rogue thread started off being pretty general too but given the paucity of villian threads, I wanted to join it anyway.))
"Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them."
ooc: I see, I've never seen cheers by the way, so I have no idea how similar this idea maybe be compared to it. So in saying that I think I will try to explain the basic plot of what i was going for. I've run a rp like this on an rping forum and it's gone rather well, however when people here can just go to pocket D I'm not so sure how it will fair if it ever get's up and running. It's not really a serious rping venture it was just somthing I wanted to try out. It worked great for cooling down after working on rps that required more thinking.
anywho, It's not complex at all really, your character visits the bar to have a drink and interacts with other characters occuring in the bar. You know, basically cool down after fighting crime. I was even thinking of having it to where you could ask those in the bar to go on quest with you use the tavern to branch off other rps. So I guess it's sort of a social gathering kind of thing.
I also agree, I am not usually into the ones that are mainly just talking.
I hope this helps, if not just let me know and I'll see what I can do to fix whateve proublems there might be. Thanks bunchs for the input!
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Rp type: opened
Character requirements: any and all characters are welcomed and can be city and non city based.
Setting: Talos's Dirty Duck/ Royal Family's SG base (virtue, send tells will give toures) (it's a bar and grill I think, that's what the sign says anyways.)
You walk into the Dirty duck looking for the bar portion of the attraction and the man tending the counter for the grill informs you it's one of the doors in the back. You nod at him only half paying attention which may or may not be very unlike you. You thank the man for the information and head toward the back as instructed, then take a step back as you realize that you are facing a full row of doors that are in the back. You pick a door at random, not wanting to hurt your pride any further. If you pick the wrong door, and someone questions it you just figure you'll tell them it's your job to investigate such a place as part of your newest mission. You have a lot of those so it shouldn't be very hard to pull off at all.
When you walk though the door you come into a room with a small portal corps portal sitting to the very back wall. It's covered with dust and looks like it hasn't been used in a good long while. Now full of curiosity, and feeling it would only be following your duty to check out such a strange occurrence. You walk over to it's control panel press a few buttons, and maybe ever to your own amazement the portal begins to come back to life with the usual room shaking goodness you've come to expect from the portal corps portals. (yes they do shake, you have to stand really close to one but they do.)
Unsure of what to expect on the other side, you leap into the portal as you've more than likely done countless times before (unless yur a villain or an ae noob not that those should really be put in the same sentence).
To your surprise you find an old tavern like, almost diner like place filled with the most random set of people you've ever seen.
(like this if this image works)
Standing at is a strange woman draped in all white robes lined with bright red. She warmly becones you over to sit on one of the barrels they have set up as bar stools, and asks if you'd like a drink. of course you ask the usual questions that would be asked. where is this? what is this? who are you? ect.
You can see her smiling under her hood but only barely.
"I am Queen Mirravin, and you are in the place call the commons. It's a small piece of the Royal Family's base here in Paragon. We of the royal family will only be here among the human race for a small time. You have been lucky enough to have found us, and you should make use of our hospitality while we are still here to give it.
Here you are free to do as you please, so long as no one else here objects to whatever that my be, that is. have a seat, eat a meal, have a drink, read a book from the library behind you, or try your luck on the dance floor to your right. While you are here your heart's desire is the focuse of our enjoyment.
Now, I'll restate my pervious offer, would you like something to drink?" she follows the question up with a mischevious giggle, dare you stay at such a mystrious place?